CHINA与“瓷国”

• 作 者: 周倜
• 出 处: 侨园
• 发表日期: 1995年03期
• 关键词: 中国瓷器 中国文明 纹章瓷 航海技术 自然科学史 保罗·肯尼迪 李约瑟 科技成就 国瓷 青白瓷

作为世界上屈指可数的文明古国之一,中国在公元15、16世纪,纺织业、制造业与航海技术等方面居于世界领先水平。美回著名历史学家保罗·肯尼迪在其名著《大国的兴衷》中指出:“在近代以前时期的所有文明中,没有一个国家的文明比中国文明更发达、更先进。”据统计,明朝以前世界上的重要发明创造与重大科技成就大约有300项,其中中国人发明创造或发现的有175项,约占58%。世界自然科学史权威学者英国李约瑟博士说,中国的发明和发现,远远超过同时期的欧洲,特别是在15世纪以前更是如此。

As one of the few ancient civilized nations in the world, China occupies a leading position in the world in the 15th and 16th century AD, the textile industry, manufacturing industry and navigation technology. Paul Kennedy, the famous historian of the United States, pointed out in his famous book The Great Cause of the Great Powers: “Among all the civilizations in the pre-modern period, none of the civilizations in the country was more developed and advanced than the Chinese civilization.” According to statistics, There were about 300 major inventions and major technological achievements toward the former world, of which 175 were invented or discovered by Chinese, accounting for about 58%. Dr. Joseph Needham, an authoritative scholar of the history of the world’s natural sciences, said that the inventions and discoveries in China far outnumber those of the same period, especially before the 15th century.